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What's the recommendation for a solid, basic rom I can install on my friend's Captivate? He is most definitely not a power user. He just wants his phone to operate faster and be able to enable wifi tethering. He is currently running on android 2.1, so I figure going up to 2.2 at least will help and I have already rooted it. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks
Probably the most stock-like ROM you could flash would be Cognition. Great ROM, has all the features you could want.
Alternately, you could run Serendipity if you want the Gingerbread look.. Or a CM7 build if you want actual Gingerbread (though buggier than the other ROMs)
Firstly, right here on the front page is a Q&A section of this forum. That's where a question like this should go.
Regarding the answer -- IMHO its so subjective that it'd be hard to recommend anything other than a stable rom that has mass appeal, usually noted by the amount of replies to a roms thread. In short, cognition would be a good starting point. I used that for a while and had very few problems. I upgraded to cyanogen a few days ago and there are certainly some bits (namely network related) but I consider myself a power user so the added features more than makes it worth it.
Well, first off, I would move this to the Q&A thread.
But I would recommend Precision or Serendipity to flash. Use the theme when flashing Precision if you want something all Black/White. If you'd rather have that stock feel, I'd go with Cognition. It's really all just trying out different ROMs and seeing what you like. All three of those are fast and will enable tethering, but yesterday, AT&T announced they will start charging rooted users tethering fees if they catch you doing it. Theoretically, they won't be able to detect the tethering if you stay under 2GB of data, though.
Hope that helped!
It depends on personal preference, wrong section to post in. Just saying and not trying to be rude
dgrooman said:
What's the recommendation for a solid, basic rom I can install on my friend's Captivate? He is most definitely not a power user. He just wants his phone to operate faster and be able to enable wifi tethering. He is currently running on android 2.1, so I figure going up to 2.2 at least will help and I have already rooted it. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Although the Romitchen.org is closed for some time, their captivate section has the most compatible stuff. I have used three different roms from there and all give me full functionality - GPS (for me this works real great with Navigon), Bluetooth, Wifi, Email, Text etc. without any hassle whatsoever.
I currently have a ROm that i built from there that works great....Can post it up if you want it?
Cheers !
Its 2.2.1
Thanks for the replies and my apologies for posting in the wrong forum. Looks like cognition will be the best one to start him out on. Thanks again
dgrooman said:
What's the recommendation for a solid, basic rom I can install on my friend's Captivate? He is most definitely not a power user. He just wants his phone to operate faster and be able to enable wifi tethering. He is currently running on android 2.1, so I figure going up to 2.2 at least will help and I have already rooted it. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I'd recommend either Phoenix or FireFly. Both are rock solid, for the beginners FireFly might be better. They are both very good ROMS, and have great suport
kangi26 said:
I'd recommend either Phoenix or FireFly. Both are rock solid, for the beginners FireFly might be better. They are both very good ROMS, and have great suport
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I totally agree with Phoenix or FireFly. Totally stable, fast, and the UI's are great. I also think it's absolutely retarded to repeat the issue with this being in the wrong thread. I swear... some of you have a real issue with power tripping. I'm pretty sure after he read the first post about it he understood pretty well. this is XDA!!! Good job on just throwing out an answer Kangi26! That's what we're all here for. HELP!!!
Designgears makes good roms for those starting off, and good roms, just in general. Back in August when I got my cappy my first rom was I believe his first rom release, [srv] 1.0 or something. It was kinda my gateway drug. But his roms are good for beginners because the process for flashing is very simple, and most of all they're pretty stable. So for people unwilling to do deal with bugs, or are prone to complaining about things they don't want to really understand as yet, designgears offers a variety of solutions.
PS....
just as everyone else has mentioned, make sure to post in the correct section to avoid cluttering the forums.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
Does Firefly unlock/enable tethering or will I still need an app like Wireless Tether? (I did read the first few pages of the official firefly thread but did not see the answer there...)
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Does Firefly unlock/enable tethering or will I still need an app like Wireless Tether? (I did read the first few pages of the official firefly thread but did not see the answer there...)
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I'm almost 100%, it does. I'm running Phoenix (kind of the big brother to Fire Fly, and it is supported)
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Wahoo a best rom thread, Have not seen one of these in awhile.
Ok Well there is no "Best Rom" Just a "Best for you rom". I have my favs like everyone else but your best bet is to try them out as you see one that catches your eye. No one can tell you what rom you would deem best it.
Hi I currently just bought a Samsung Tab from Bell and looking to mod it to the best most stable version which closely supports these functions
- Phone use of course (voice) without routing for warranty purposes
- Camera video conferencing (I use oovoo or is there a better app please suggest)
I read some of the developments and see that modem was an issue etc. I want the most stable so that most services work.
Please suggest if there is something better than Gingerbread. So far I seen the Overcome ROM is popular now.
Please link tutorial page as I do not want to Brick it. Thanks guys!
I just read the Bell modem list and it says no voice.
But I am hearing people being able to use 3G services with Bell bought tabs.
Does this mean all Bell Tabs are not able to get voice?
I just found out that if I want to use the SGT on the Bell network I can still flash other modem firmwares and be successful.
Anyone know which is the best?
it's a matter of preference. some mods keep only the most basic functions while others are for OC/UV geeks.. read around, especially in the development section. If you plan to mod your tab anyway, the best advice I can give you is to READ A LOT! And when you're done reading, READ AGAIN!
Sef_P1000 said:
it's a matter of preference. some mods keep only the most basic functions while others are for OC/UV geeks.. read around, especially in the development section. If you plan to mod your tab anyway, the best advice I can give you is to READ A LOT! And when you're done reading, READ AGAIN!
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It's funny you said that because thats all I been doing.
I just need a pick me up jump start on what I should start with.
IM THNKING
First of all things ROute it first...
-then flash the Gingerbread with Overcome
-then flash the modem with the one that works for all GSM except TMobile.
Will this achieve
-voice calls with the phone APP?
-Bell HSPA 3G data?
-Video font facing camera for chat?
All the other ROMS I will read on for tweakability but for now I am looking to just achieve the above. Did I miss anything in between?
Help PinoyDinAko!
Another lazy f*ck, read, hunt for your food, don't wait for dad to bring everything to the table.
i would recomend your for maximum stability use the stock rom, and be happy, you'll find out soon or later then no rom is worth install it, there will always be issues to turn your hair white.
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Another lazy f*ck, read, hunt for your food, don't wait for dad to bring everything to the table.
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I guess u wont be thanking this guy
As long as you dont have protected boot loaders and dont flash roms that do - should be alrite to try the different roms + then flash different kernels over them if u want.
Also first make a roto backup of your stock setup.
cheers
relax guys take deep breath , and chill . to the OP , the best to start with and to stick with is overcome gingerbread and specially with their new kernel is freaking awesome for the battery life
k0sh said:
relax guys take deep breath , and chill . to the OP , the best to start with and to stick with is overcome gingerbread and specially with their new kernel is freaking awesome for the battery life
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I agree on the chilling part.
But, I disagree on the overcome gold release. Compared to the RC1 release with the stock kernel, I would have to say that the Gold release with the new overcome kernel is draining more battery. Lots of people have reported bugs and lags while on the latest Overcome release, with the new custom kernel, compared to the RC1 release.
So, for now, I would suggest that you try the Overcome RC1 ROM without the custom kernel. I'm certain that these problems will be fixed in the future releases of Overcome. But for now the RC1 release is more stable in general than the latest, IMHO.
Kraistus said:
I agree on the chilling part.
But, I disagree on the overcome gold release. Compared to the RC1 release with the stock kernel, I would have to say that the Gold release with the new overcome kernel is draining more battery. Lots of people have reported bugs and lags while on the latest Overcome release, with the new custom kernel, compared to the RC1 release.
So, for now, I would suggest that you try the Overcome RC1 ROM without the custom kernel. I'm certain that these problems will be fixed in the future releases of Overcome. But for now the RC1 release is more stable in general than the latest, IMHO.
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i got no idea about the battery drain but believe it or no , the battery is rocks .. i never been supporter for overcome batttery life , and you can ask them about that , but with start from overcome beta1 to gold , the battery are going awesome , anyways , believe this 1 , i'm not with stock 2.2 without root .. problems caused me back to froyo temporary , after testing the Honeycomb .. tomorrow will start over and i'll stick with CM7
cheers
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It's funny you said that because thats all I been doing.
I just need a pick me up jump start on what I should start with.
IM THNKING
First of all things ROute it first...
-then flash the Gingerbread with Overcome
-then flash the modem with the one that works for all GSM except TMobile.
Will this achieve
-voice calls with the phone APP?
-Bell HSPA 3G data?
-Video font facing camera for chat?
All the other ROMS I will read on for tweakability but for now I am looking to just achieve the above. Did I miss anything in between?
Help PinoyDinAko!
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I can make some suggestions as i'm using a bell galaxy tab.
Flashing any Gsm rom will give you the voice capability. Just make sure you flash a modem as well. I am using JPZ and have no problem with making voice calls.
I definitely would suggest using overcome's rom as that is what i am using. Be sure to follow the instructions to the letter!!!!
You can get the bell hspa 3g data easily on any rom. if you sub to a bell plan, i would suggest the tablet flex plan where you can share your data with your smartphone (presuming you have one).
I just installed the overcome gold and have tried using gtalk with video. It lags for me but it does work. I dont know with the other video talk programs like oovoo.
I was on overcome 1.47 and loved that rom. Fast, stable and easy to use.
This rom is a little laggy and i was surprised that i got 28 hours on the battery after flashing. Might be a little different today but it all depends on the usage too.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the tab. I sure do. Flashing just increases my enjoyment of the tab.
Sent from my GT-P1000 with Overcome 2.0 Gold
ordio said:
I can make some suggestions as i'm using a bell galaxy tab.
Flashing any Gsm rom will give you the voice capability. Just make sure you flash a modem as well. I am using JPZ and have no problem with making voice calls.
I definitely would suggest using overcome's rom as that is what i am using. Be sure to follow the instructions to the letter!!!!
You can get the bell hspa 3g data easily on any rom. if you sub to a bell plan, i would suggest the tablet flex plan where you can share your data with your smartphone (presuming you have one).
I just installed the overcome gold and have tried using gtalk with video. It lags for me but it does work. I dont know with the other video talk programs like oovoo.
I was on overcome 1.47 and loved that rom. Fast, stable and easy to use.
This rom is a little laggy and i was surprised that i got 28 hours on the battery after flashing. Might be a little different today but it all depends on the usage too.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the tab. I sure do. Flashing just increases my enjoyment of the tab.
Sent from my GT-P1000 with Overcome 2.0 Gold
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Thanks to you ...
LOL I work for Bell support so I get free data and calls. This will be so cool for me.
BTW do I route it first or just go straight in to flashing then flash modem?
nt1 said:
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LOL I work for Bell technical support so I get free data and calls. This will be so cool for me.
BTW do I route it first or just go straight in to flashing then flash modem?
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I wonder if I've talked to you.lol.
When you flash you can flash the modem at the same time.
Have you read the walk thru yet? Give it a read before doing anything else. Evening should be self explanatory.
Good luck.
Sent from my GT-I9000M using Darky's Rom 10.1 on Gingerbread 2.3.3 with Tapatalk
I dont get much tab calls just iPAD. I wonder why because this device rocks. Its not popular but should be.
I will try and see how it is. Your sig shows what you are using should I try that one or the one suggested not the Gold One because you said it lags.
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I dont get much tab calls just iPAD. I wonder why because this device rocks. Its not popular but should be.
I will try and see how it is. Your sig shows what you are using should I try that one or the one suggested not the Gold One because you said it lags.
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For some reason it lags at times but not always. but i still love using it as is because of the extra features im getting with it.
Sent from my GT-P1000 with Overcome 2.0 Gold
Ok so I'm starting to get some of how andorid os works (seems a lot different than the way blackberries work ) but anway I'm am getting there .
So what is the advantage of rooting and flashing ?
Does it make stuff faster or something ?
Can you use the hotspot for free ?
Or is that stuff used by the devs and not really necessary to do ?
But by all means I'd like stuff to run smoother and faster and of course free hotspot
Just try n to learn it
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Ok so I'm starting to get some of how andorid os works (seems a lot different than the way blackberries work ) but anway I'm am getting there .
So what is the advantage of rooting and flashing ?
Does it make stuff faster or something ?
Can you use the hotspot for free ?
Or is that stuff used by the devs and not really necessary to do ?
But by all means I'd like stuff to run smoother and faster and of course free hotspot
Just try n to learn it
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Rooting and flashing's primary advantage is that it lets you modify the phone as you please, from ripping out system bloatware to adblocking to scaling the CPU for battery life. That can be construed as running smoother and faster, since bloatware is usually a resource hog.
For free WiFi hotspot, you have to root and put the phone on a custom ROM, as the stock ROM has checks built in to prevent it from being done without a tethering plan.
Google is your friend...but since I'm nice, heres an article that will help you out:
Root Explained - This will also explain the benefit of flashing ROMs. Not to sound mean, but PLEASE read it and search the forums before posting. Thanks, good luck, and have fun.
Hi guys,
I'm watching for one very good rom (with costum kernel). What I mean, it's a rom that doesn't lag and that has every thing works properly (bluetooth, camera, lockscreen, etc.)
Trying roms during my X8 usage, I always got some problem, like lags, app not working, system blocks, etc.
I'd like get a reccomandation abaout a rom, that works properly. I don't care which android version is, the important thing is that it is fast, well-auto-illuminated and good battery drain. (obviously with wi-fi, BT and camera)
Why I ask you? 'Cause there so many roms, in these forum, that I can't try every one. But maybe you remember about one like I desire =)
I hope you can help me! =)
Thanks!
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Hi guys,
I'm watching for one very good rom (with costum kernel). What I mean, it's a rom that doesn't lag and that has every thing works properly (bluetooth, camera, lockscreen, etc.)
Trying roms during my X8 usage, I always got some problem, like lags, app not working, system blocks, etc.
I'd like get a reccomandation abaout a rom, that works properly. I don't care which android version is, the important thing is that it is fast, well-auto-illuminated and good battery drain. (obviously with wi-fi, BT and camera)
Why I ask you? 'Cause there so many roms, in these forum, that I can't try every one. But maybe you remember about one like I desire =)
I hope you can help me! =)
Thanks!
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Used many roms .
the one which i like is XPeria soul engine CosMos with nAa 14 kernel..
its one of the smoothest GB rom i have used .. BUG FREE!
almost no LAGS! Very fast, responsive..
and the best thing it gives is lots and lots of free ram..
battery drain is also good..
i recomend u this ROM ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083718
the other one which i liked is GingerDX v31b again with nAa kernel..
quite slow..
and the development for this rom is stopped ..
So we cant wait for more in this rom..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486
rather on other side ..
Soul engine is about to release its new version
so u can say you'll get something more and exciting
Thank you! I'll take a look at XperiaSoul
Open to other suggestions
Only_Jeck said:
Hi guys,
I'm watching for one very good rom (with costum kernel). What I mean, it's a rom that doesn't lag and that has every thing works properly (bluetooth, camera, lockscreen, etc.)
Trying roms during my X8 usage, I always got some problem, like lags, app not working, system blocks, etc.
I'd like get a reccomandation abaout a rom, that works properly. I don't care which android version is, the important thing is that it is fast, well-auto-illuminated and good battery drain. (obviously with wi-fi, BT and camera)
Why I ask you? 'Cause there so many roms, in these forum, that I can't try every one. But maybe you remember about one like I desire =)
I hope you can help me! =)
Thanks!
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MiniĆM2.2.2 with nAa-14, good performanće, good life battery, workinf everything, maybe problem with aout brig (but i don't have sure, bećuase i don;t like this).
Since people say on every rom released with OpenKirin source codes that there are same bugs on every rom, I joined forces with some of my friends and in result=> KirinMixTeam Development, name's not fully decided, so it may change, but that's not important.
The important thing is that we already started working on a new P8 Lite source code: https://github.com/KirinMixTeam/device_huawei_hi6210sft/tree/AOKP-7.1.2 ,there are much more bugs to fix, I'm sure ril will not work on first hand, at least hopefully wifi works.
Our team goal is to develop for as much as we can, and now that I've finnaly repaired my computer I have 2TB of free space to develop on.
Reminder: Do not take our team as a rival to OpenKirin or haky86, or any other developers, we do not want to do that, take this as some good news that P8 Lite will get even more developers to work on its platform and others!
Also, since for now we're just 3 members in the team, maybe one of you want to get in. PM me or @AymenDe7 for further information, but if you think you are not ready for this please do not fill our inbox worthless.
P.S. Do not overhype already, wait until at least a bootable rom to be sure that our source code works. Tommorow I'm already testing first build of AOKP 7.1.2, so we'll keep you updated!
Thank you.:good:
Wow so P8Lite isn't dead
Nice news !!
I just want to get a stable rom that consists no bugs, and as stable as huawei's stock firmware. I've tried all of the custom roms and there are lots of annoying bugs such as,
slow and laggy interface,
poor app performance
720p 60fps playback issue
headset issue,
low download speeds on my mobile network etc. etc.
I've now converted back to stock and unrooted firmware, I will be waiting and checking for a %100 stable custom rom. good to see you're determined to make a good rom, good luck and thank you.
tayfuntb1393 said:
I just want to get a stable rom that consists no bugs, and as stable as huawei's stock firmware. I've tried all of the custom roms and there are lots of annoying bugs such as,
slow and laggy interface,
poor app performance
720p 60fps playback issue
headset issue,
low download speeds on my mobile network etc. etc.
I've now converted back to stock and unrooted firmware, I will be waiting and checking for a %100 stable custom rom. good to see you're determined to make a good rom, good luck and thank you.
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Nor OpenKirin roms nor haky86's are slow, they get almost all of them 30K in antutu. Problem with 720p 60fps is related to codecs, but I don't know what causes the headset issue.
XTutorials said:
Since people say on every rom released with OpenKirin source codes that there are same bugs on every rom, I joined forces with some of my friends and in result=> KirinMixTeam Development, name's not fully decided, so it may change, but that's not important.
The important thing is that we already started working on a new P8 Lite source code: https://github.com/KirinMixTeam/device_huawei_hi6210sft/tree/AOKP-7.1.2 ,there are much more bugs to fix, I'm sure ril will not work on first hand, at least hopefully wifi works.
Our team goal is to develop for as much as we can, and now that I've finnaly repaired my computer I have 2TB of free space to develop on.
Reminder: Do not take our team as a rival to OpenKirin or haky86, or any other developers, we do not want to do that, take this as some good news that P8 Lite will get even more developers to work on its platform and others!
Also, since for now we're just 3 members in the team, maybe one of you want to get in. PM me or @AymenDe7 for further information, but if you think you are not ready for this please do not fill our inbox worthless.
P.S. Do not overhype already, wait until at least a bootable rom to be sure that our source code works. Tommorow I'm already testing first build of AOKP 7.1.2, so we'll keep you updated!
Thank you.:good:
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Super!
If i can help in something, just ask!
PS: Maybe i can learn something from you guys!
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persona78 said:
Super!
If i can help in something, just ask!
PS: Maybe i can learn something from you guys!
:good:
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How you can help if you only work on stock rom Don't take it bad! or maybe I missing something
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Super!
If i can help in something, just ask!
PS: Maybe i can learn something from you guys!
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Thank you! We'll count on you!
I, actually... want you in the team, please send me a PM, so we can talk more.
Thank you.
I would be interested to learn more about android. I'm not excepting you to hold my hand through android basics. But if there is anything i can do. Feel free to pm me. I have some kinda google skills
Good news, best wishes!! ✌
I learn how to upstream kernels, not helpful for you, but eh maybe i will question some things in the future.
Thank you so much for your support!
For your interest, but not interesting, I'm already compiling AOKP 7.1.2 for Nexus 6P. After that will get back to P8 Lite.
wait wait best ROMs kkk
Guys dont take me wrong if any of you are willing to try ROM building but cant do it due to various reasons like Computing power or HDD space or slow Internet speeds etc.., . Here is the best alternative even a small mobile is enough to build the ROM.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/guide-how-to-build-rom-google-cloud-t3360430
I have compiled aokp 7.1.2 yesterday but it's stuck on boot logo and i don't know why
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I have compiled aokp 7.1.2 yesterday but it's stuck on boot logo and i don't know why
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For P8 Lite?
@XTutorials
I wish you luck but in my opinion you (and we as community) should focus on fixing bugs in OpenKrirn's source rather than making a new ROM from scratch
Actually on their nougat we just need video recording, 60fps videos (here emui 4.1 kernel and blobs can fix this I think), GPS and deepsleep to have a fully functional ROM (I don't count dual SIM).
HWC is unfortunately a different story...
That's the best option, we don't want other roms, we want fixes for current ones, like thst cpu fix... Maybe GPS, deepsleep, wifi fix etc
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@XTutorials
I wish you luck but in my opinion you (and we as community) should focus on fixing bugs in OpenKrirn's source rather than making a new ROM from scratch
Actually on their nougat we just need video recording, 60fps videos (here emui 4.1 kernel and blobs can fix this I think), GPS and deepsleep to have a fully functional ROM (I don't count dual SIM).
HWC is unfortunately a different story...
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Unfortunately, in my opinion I don't think is right to just continue OK source code and post it as yours.
How it is said, better do it slowly than doing it fast and bad.
I know you really want asap a fully-stable ROM, and we put a lot of effort in doing that. Expect a booting ROM in 1-2 weeks from now.
Thank you for understanding!
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Unfortunately, in my opinion I don't think is right to just continue OK source code and post it as yours.
How it is said, better do it slowly than doing it fast and bad.
I know you really want asap a fully-stable ROM, and we put a lot of effort in doing that. Expect a booting ROM in 1-2 weeks from now.
Thank you for understanding!
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I'm not talking about posting it as yours I'm talking about contributing to their project.
Pls don't get me wrong I know it's hard to develop on this phone (and we don't pay you for it) but you will probably also have problems with your project (maybe even the same as OpenKirin and XePeleato when there was no OpenKirin yet). What's the reason of doing the same job again?
dominj97 said:
I'm not talking about posting it as yours I'm talking about contributing to their project.
Pls don't get me wrong I know it's hard to develop on this phone (and we don't pay you for it) but you will probably also have problems with your project (maybe even the same as OpenKirin and XePeleato when there was no OpenKirin yet). What's the reason of doing the same job again?
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Well, I'm working for the first time source codes ( working seriously, not just edit BoardConfig and other .mk's) and I need some practicing and learning, so first ROM will come out harder, if you let me practice and learn then I will fix bugs and build roms faster.
Thank you.